BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE: Phil Hughes, who allowed seven runs on nine hits over your innings, delivers a pitch during the Yankees' 10-7 loss to the Blue Jays yesterday in Toronto.AP

TORONTO — One day after CC Sabathia landing on the disabled list trumped a long-awaited solid outing by Ivan Nova, Phil Hughes was rocked for a second consecutive start and reinforced questions about the Yankees’ rotation.

Like Nova did Saturday, Hughes faced a Blue Jays lineup that housed six Las Vegas players forced into the big leagues due to injuries.

Unlike Nova, Hughes was no match for the Triple-A Jays who put a 10-7 whipping on the Yankees in front of 43,924 at Rogers Centre.

“It’s tough, especially the way we fought back,’’ said Hughes of the Yankees scoring three runs in the sixth and seventh innings. “To know I personally gave it away early is tough to live with.’’

Hughes (11-10) gave up seven runs and nine hits over four innings. In his past two starts Hughes has worked 8 1/3 innings, giving up 11 runs and 17 hits.

“I need to hit the reset button and get back to what I was doing earlier,’’ said Hughes, who gave up a homer to Edwin Encarnacion in a six-run fourth and has allowed 27 this year.

It’s encouraging Hughes knows what is the problem — locating the fastball. However, it’s the middle of August, the Yankees are looking to put the AL East away and are in a close race with the Rangers, who open a four-game series tonight at Yankee Stadium, for the best record in the league. And Sabathia is out for at least two weeks.

“It comes down to command and I have to get better,’’ said Hughes, who was punished for pitches he wanted down and away leaking over the middle of the plate. “It’s two bad ones, I have to forget and move on.’’

Back-to-back three run innings in the sixth — when Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano homered — and seventh cut the deficit to 10-7. The Yankees had a chance to slice into that hole with the bases loaded and two outs, but Andruw Jones’ hard-hit grounder found third baseman Adeiny Hechavarria’s glove.

Casey McGehee was on the wrong side of a tremendous catch by left fielder Rajai Davis in the sixth inning. Davis timed a jump perfectly and with his back to the plate got his glove above the wall to rob McGehee of his second homer in as many games.

“It was a huge catch, an unbelievable catch,’’ manager Joe Girardi said of Davis, who went 2-for-5 and drove in five runs. “He hurt us today, offensively and defensively.’’

After Hughes gave up seven runs, Ryota Igarashi was belted for three runs in the fifth to put the Yankees into a 7-0 ditch.

Barring an epic collapse, the Yankees are going to the postseason. They can match any lineup and bullpen but the rotation remains a concern.

Sabathia and the team insist the inflammation in his left elbow isn’t serious and he will return in two weeks. It’s still the ace’s hinge. One good outing by Nova doesn’t erase a long stretch of bad pitching. Hughes is a game above .500. At 10-8 with a 3.24 ERA, Hiroki Kuroda has been better than advertised. Will that continue in October?

As for Hughes, he is right about hitting the reset button.

“I like to pitch down in the zone early and up in the zone late,’’ Hughes said.

Yesterday, he pitched in the middle of the zone with predictable results.